diff --git a/basis/classes/struct/struct.factor b/basis/classes/struct/struct.factor
index d5e5fdc6c3..f86f3c9d97 100755
--- a/basis/classes/struct/struct.factor
+++ b/basis/classes/struct/struct.factor
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ M: struct-c-type c-struct? drop t ;
     \ cleave [ ] 2sequence
     \ output>array [ ] 2sequence ;
 
-: define-inline-method ( class generic quot -- )
-    [ create-method-in ] dip [ define ] [ drop make-inline ] 2bi ;
-
 : (define-struct-slot-values-method) ( class -- )
     [ \ struct-slot-values ] [ struct-slot-values-quot ] bi
     define-inline-method ;
diff --git a/core/generic/parser/parser.factor b/core/generic/parser/parser.factor
index ce048c41da..11fb2b5b42 100644
--- a/core/generic/parser/parser.factor
+++ b/core/generic/parser/parser.factor
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ ERROR: not-in-a-method-error ;
 : create-method-in ( class generic -- method )
     create-method dup set-word dup save-location ;
 
+: define-inline-method ( class generic quot -- )
+    [ create-method-in ] dip [ define ] [ drop make-inline ] 2bi ;
+
 : CREATE-METHOD ( -- method )
     scan-word bootstrap-word scan-word create-method-in ;